SilverStone Technology RVZ02B Mini-ITX Slim Small Form Factor Computer Case - Compact Gaming PC Case for Home Theater & VR Setup

So, I bought this case back in May 2017. After having it for a few months, I am have finally decided to write a review for the case.Specs:Case: Silverstone RVZ02B Mini ITX SFFMobo: Gigabyte Z270N-GA1151 Gaming 5 Pro Mini ITXCPU: i7-7700K 4.2ghz (turbo boost to 4.5ghz; OC can reach up to 5.0ghz)CPU Cooler: Gamerstorm Gabriel Deepcool Low Profile CoolerRAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb (2x 8gb sticks)Video Card: ASUS Nvidia GTX 1070 FEStorage: Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSDPSU: Corsair SF 600wOS: WIndows 10 Home Edition(I will update this review with pictures in the future. I do have a couple when I first built the pc, but the cable management was terrible. I refuse to show it as it was then lol).This is my first pc build. I've always been a fan of small, portable, yet powerful computers that could meet my photo creation and gaming needs when I am at home (I'm on the go quite a bit, so my main driver for all my needs is an Alienware 17 R3.). So, what did I need to do if I wanted a SFF PC with horsepower? I had to do my research first. I've learned the basics to hardware and various software applications overtime, but I needed to learn a lot more before diving into the realm of building a pc. So, I did. After a few months of research, I was ready to find the parts I wanted. Since SFF became more of a thing in recent years, there were various cases to choose from.I can honestly say I liked this case the most. It's sleek, nice looking, yet suttle--which I am all about. It was a tie between the Node 202 , the RVZ02, or this one. The RVZ02 with the clear cut out panels wasn't appealing to me at first, so I went with the 2B. It is a 12 liter case with two separate compartments--one for the motherboard, PSU, two tool-less storage drive bays, and an optical drive bay; and another for the for the graphics card on its own. I like the lay out of the case and very much enjoy mini itx cases with separate rooms for hardware. The case also comes with two stands, so if you want to stand it vertically, it raises the case about an inch or so off a flat surface area so there is ventilation underneath as well. The case comes with rubber feet if you want to stand it horizontally (I haven't applied those suckers on, because I wanted maximum ventilation for this build.). Also, it comes with two side dust filters to reduce dust culminating inside the case. Comes with a PCIe riser for graphics card and a bracket to hold the card in place. Depending on what kind of GPU you get, the video card compartment allows for a single 13 inch card or for a mini-gpu card and up to a 3.5 inch HDD to be housed.Pros:-Fantastic design; tall, narrow, low profile, yet an elegant design that isn't obnoxious. I think the orange LED light at the front is adorable. Be cool if Silverstone allowed it to change colors through some kind of software app though.-Two tool-less drive bays for 2.5 inch ssds. It was a cinch putting in my 850 evo. Just push on the side latches of either drive bay, it pops out, and you can slide in your storage device straight in. Afterwards, just put the drive bay back into place and that's it!-Two separate compartments for hardware. I think it's awesome Silverstone thought of this way back and applied it to some of their mini itx line up. The mobo and gpu don't share the same space and therefore are isolated from one another. It reduces temp and I love that.-Many cut outs in the case body for passive/positive air cooling that make up for the lack of space for additional fans (on sides and top and bottom of the case).-Cable Management availability: Since cable management is a pain in any Mini ITX build due to limited space inside the case, Silverstone provided several areas to route cables through and holes to zip tie/tie them up for the cleanest look possible. If you choose not to install an optical drive and/or a 3.5 inch HDD next to the video card, you can use the screw holes provided at the top part of the case to zip tie or twist tie your cables to the inner chassis (if you do that, invest in long zip ties depending where you route the ties. The zip ties that came with my PSU weren't long enough). When I first routed my cables, it was a disaster. I had a friend help me shortly after to clean it up a bit. And after a few months of not cleaning the inside, I since rerouted all of my cables after cleaning it and it has a nicer look to the inside. The most available space for the cables is in the PSU area. You can tuck some of the cables in between the front case panel/PSU (depending on the size of your PSU) and above the PSU. I had to practically smash my PSU cables in as much as possible in the above space.There are two holes in the above space of the PSU with hooks available to you to tie cables to the case though. So, take advantage of those holes! If you have trouble routing a tie through them though, use tweezers. They save lives. (Also, use the tweezers in case for those hard to reach areas of the mobo when attaching the cables to the mobo; ya know, if ya need to :) ). There's also space in between the side of the mobo and PSU and holes at the bottom of the case available to you to route the power cable for the mobo. FInally, you can route your cables around the drive bays if needed, too.-The case comes with a nifty PSU bracket to keep your power supply in place.-Plastic stands for case provide height for air to dissipate from bottom of the case.-Doesn't take up a lot of space on desk if standing vertically.-Large side panel dust covers to reduce dust intake.-Lightweight. Not heavy.-Good price for a mixture of plastic and metal.-Good for gaming. I've played some graphic hungry games and my computer components are holding. I've played games such as Shadow of Mordor, The Division, For Honor, and Rise of the Tomb Raider to really put this machine to the test. Just watch those temps. I recommend removing the side dust filters to increase air flow/cooling, as the filters restrict the air intake.Cons:-GPU bracket feels flimsy. It assists in somewhat keeping the card in place. I don't know if will stand the test of time if I lay the case horizontally or if my computer moves around.-No top and bottom dust covers. What's the point of side dust covers if dust can enter through the top and bottom?-Restricted space for cable management. Although I praised Silverstone for coming up w/ ways to work through the tight spaces and dmitted that mini itx builds have restrictions thereof, it is still difficult to manage cables in this case.-Restricted air flow and space (my biggest gripe): Although the case has plenty of ventilation spots and removing the dust filters help with air flow, it still limits cooling. Since the case doesn't come with any fans and has limited space inside, temps get high at times when gaming. I imagine it will be similar to video editing and any sort of content creation, since those kinds of applications require quite a bit of cpu power (I have yet to use photoshop on this since my main current driver is an AW 17 R3, but from other reviews I've watched on Youtube, temps will be similar for content creation/video editing). Keep in mind the ambient temperatures though, because that can dictate gpu and cpu temps as well. Unless you do some modding to the case, there's hardly any space for additional fans. I've seen pictures from others on forums modding their cases to attach additional fans though. So, it is possible.I feel as though Silverstone can make vent openings wider or have just eliminated built in vents altogether and stuck with the original design. I wish I had gotten the RVZ02 for the detachable side panels to increase air cooling. Or, I think it would have been better to make both side panels full of vent holes, as well as on the inside to increase air flow. Whenever I game, the GPU reaches 90 C at times :x and the top of the gpu compartment gets hot. CPU temps hover around 65 C to 80 C. But, to give SIlverstone some slack, these temps are in part caused by ambient temps.-Not fantastic for gaming long periods of time if the game is very gpu or cpu dependent.-Included case stands don't stay firmly attached to case when applied. Feels a bit flimsy.Other than for the high temps under workload, this is a fantastic case. It was an interesting first experience for pc building (and at times painful due to the limited space). I recommend it to anyone who is interested in a HTPC/SFF build. Maybe, just don't get power hungry parts like I did for a sff build :). I personally wanted a powerful sff build with the best possible specs for my price range. I plan on keeping this case for a while!This review is for the model RVZ02B-W, which I bought right here on Amazon.I've always liked Silverstone cases for their quality and innovation, and this case does not disappoint. I have owned Fortress FT03 & FT03-Mini as well as the first RVZ01. This case is my favorite by far because it ended up offering the best balance between size, power, cooling, and noise; so much so I decided to write a review for it so others can also benefit from my experience. Did I mention it also looks 100 times cooler in person?My PC:Silverstone RVZ02B-WGigabyte Z170N ITX Motherboardi5-6500 CPUNoctua Low Profile Cooler NH-L9I (With Cooler Master Blade 92 PWM Fan)8GB DDR4 RAM (Geil Super Luce, Glows Red, Newegg)Asus GTX970 Mini (Upgrading Soon To GTX1070)Corsair SF600 SFX PSU1TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD (OS)2TB WD 7200 RPM 2.5'' HDD (Data)Samsung Slim Optical Drive SN-208FB/BEBEWindows 10Important note: My ITX builds in the past always got scrapped because of one thing: the noise. So this build was successful thankfully for the newly released Corsair SF600 SFX PSU. In the past I have used Silverstone's (and other brand's) SFX PSUs but they were always so noisy (I have not tried the SFX-L version). Personally I prefer my PC to be nearly dead silent when on idle, and this PSU delivered as promised: no coil whining, no noise, period. Without this PSU I think I would have ended up skipping this case as well. Also, I dislike liquid cooling because of the pump noises (yes that bothers me) so instead I went for the highly praised Noctua low profile cooler but opted to change the included fan for a thicker, black colored alternative from Cooler Master, which fitted just fine in this case and still left about half inch of clearing from the side panel.I built this PC for 1080P, 60fps gaming and I wanted it to be quiet when I'm not gaming. Mission accomplished.The case itself consists of metal & plastic and feels solid when handling. I won't get into the specifications and details since there are many websites who've already done a wonderful job of it. What I will say is this case allowed me to cram so many powerful components into it without being too much larger than a Xbox One. Also, the Noctua heatsink with the Cooler Master 92mm pwm fan combo kept my i5-6500 at a nice 30C idle and 55C load. On the reverse side, my Asus GTX970 Mini stayed around 28C idle and 60C-75C load, depending on the game (averages 70C for Fallout 4 @1080P with Ultra settings). This is in a room with temperature of about 70F. A few minutes into gaming the CPU, GPU, and PSU fans all kick in with a moderate (but very bearable) noise level and can very easily be ignored/covered up by game sounds. Overall I'd say the noise was no louder than my old first generation Asus G750 17'' laptop during load.Appearance wise, the windows in the photos are whiter than they appear in real life. So if your room isn't lit by bright florescent bulbs, chances are the case windows will look much more transparent in person. The windows also sit flush with the side panel, which was another reason I chose this version over the standard all black version. The orange triangle LED gives the slim case some character when viewed head on; and my Gigabyte motherboard had onboard audio panel LEDs (red), which gave the left side window (ironically) some modest glow while my right side window was decorated by the slow-pulsing LEDs (also red) from aforementioned RAM. So in a low light environment (as any respectable gamer would have) the completed build looks like a living, breathing (thanks to the RAM) sophisticated gaming machine.The build itself: EASY. Much, much more so than all my other ITX builds (including Cougar QBX, Corsair 380T, Azza CSAZ-103, ASRock M8, and Silverstone FT03-Mini) and even easier than many larger desktops thanks to the inverted GPU placement made possible via two GPU PCI adapters (included). Since I used a SFX (as opposed to a SFX-L PSU) there was also extra room next to the PSU for me to neatly bundle the cables.The only area I could offer improvement is to include dust filters since all of the openings on the case are quite large. But then again when I thought about it some more this way also made sense because while the openings made dust easy to get in, it's also easy for them to get out. And opening the case up once half a year or so and going through it with a can of air doesn't seem like that much of a chore since I can kill two birds with one stone and make sure all my components are still in operational condition while I'm at it. Nevertheless, it's been almost 1 month since I've built this and I still don't see any dust buildup inside.And that concludes my 2 cents on this case. The total for my build came out to around $1500, which I thought was reasonable given what it can do. Everybody needs a PC these days anyways, and I figure I'd just go a little further and make the PC powerful enough, small enough, and quiet enough to replace my game counsels with the aid of a Xbox 360 controller. If you consider the size of Xbox One plus the power brick, this case isn't that much larger, yet the games run smoother, quieter, and looks better.100% Recommended.I bought this case to specifically build a gaming rig with as small a footprint as possible. Cooling is decent, as there are two large vents on the sides and two smaller ones on each end. The case will accommodate all but the most massive of Video Cards (nothing longer than 13", nothing wider than 2 PCIe ports. It has room for two 2.5" HDs, and room for another one or two if you go with a mid-size to smaller sized GPU and have some extra mounting screws handy. The handle is a nice touch, but I can't say that I have used it since setting it up in its intended place. There is an option for a slim optical drive, but another HD in its place makes more sense. The integrated dust covers are a nice touch, and are removable for easy cleaning. Cooling is achieved via the component cooling, as there is no system fan, or obvious place to mount one. Luckily the PCIe risers included in the case allow the GPU to be in a separate compartment on its own, so you don't have it heating up/being heated up by the PSU/CPU/RAM/MB.The only downside I can see/foresee is the low clearance between the CPU and the side panel, so don't expect to mount any massive Heatsink/Fan combos (58mm clearance). The nice thing about the low clearance though, is that a CPU fan that almost touches the side panel will either be blowing/sucking air directly out or from outside the case. I've also noticed some different mods online where people have added additional cooling fans to the case, but those were usually builds involving massive GPUs, tons of overclocking, and as many SSDs as can be crammed into the case.Overall, I have been very happy with it.Small and easy to get from places to places.The pnly thing bad with the case is the need to unscrew 6 screws everytime you need to get in.The handle must come off everytime you have to change something.Good for a fix build.Not so much for testing gear and different setupsTodo el diseño es increíble , sin embargo me gustaría que fuera un poco mas fácil de ensamblar, no me gusta que si la mayoría de los tornillos son iguales , de pronto te puedas confundir.Cuidando al no dañar los cables de los usb frontales , el cable es muy fuerte pero el clip es demasiado grande y puede quedar atorado en tu placa.Es un gabinete muy bueno si lo que buscas es algo compacto y estético e incluso movilidad, todo eso sin perder la posibilidad de actualizar tu computadora con las mejores cosas, llego en buen estado y con todo lo necesario para montarla, está muy bien la forma en que organizaron todo por dentro e incluso puede tener un lector de discos, y puede tener cualquier tarjeta gráfica, aunque solo tiene para dos discos de almacenamiento, aún así es una muy buena opciónLike the handle and the spaces in this small case. Very easy to move. Case is strong.Not too hard to install everything. Best when using a modular psu.